Archive for May, 2009

Nominations for Fred. Vegas Beefcake Due….

By From http://fredvegaschronicles.blogspot.com/ • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Opinion.Local

….we’ll give ya’ll till the end of the Memorial Day weekend! Come on ladies let us know!



June 19: RiP: A Remix Manifesto

By From http://rifilmfestival.com • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Last Friday RIFF screened an episode of NPR’s show, This American Life.  Inspired by the article “The Life of John Smith” by Laura Blumenfield,  ”John Smith”  showed one life through the lives of many.
In one word: brilliant. Showing how the lives parallelled really revealed how similar people are. It had many messages, but mostly it […]



99th House of Delegates Mass Meeting: Video: Perennial loser Patrick Muldoon speaks.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Right message (for the most part), wrong target.



New Poll: 1) McAuliffe 2) Deeds 3) Moran

By From http://fred2blue.com • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

SurveyUSA: McAuliffe 37%, Deeds 26%, Moran 22%
“Deeds is the only candidate with momentum”



Why Wine Might Give You Headaches

By From http://kybecca.blogspot.com/ • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Here’s a post from the Wall Street Journal’s wine guide about headaches and wine and possible causes. Spoiler Alert: Sulfites have nothing to do with it.

I also recommend looking at their entire wine guide.



Obama Names Supreme Court Appointment

By From http://fred2blue.com • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local



‘Northern Neck News’ Shills for Crabill

By From http://fred2blue.com • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Media.Local

According to the Northern Neck News, the only reason Catherine Crabill’s candidacy is controversial is because she’s an unabashed Christian. Nowhere in this article is there any mention of her crazy, conspiracy theorist views. Instead, they frame this as the same old argument that social conservatives use all the time: That a poor Christian, in […]



This is Why We Don’t Carry Sam Adams

By From http://kybecca.blogspot.com/ • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051900868.html

Koch’s hospitality, however, won’t prevent the inevitable. Perhaps as early as this year, and most likely by the end of the next, his fellow craft brewers no longer will regard him as one of their own. He’ll be allowed to remain in the Brewers Association, the small-brewers’ trade group, as an associate member, but his barrelage will be expunged from its statistics.

It’s nothing personal.

The association defines a “craft brewery” as one that’s small, independent and traditional, and “small” specifically means “annual production of beer less than 2 million barrels.” Boston Beer shipped 1.992 million barrels last year.



You know something we hate?

By From http://fredvegaschronicles.blogspot.com/ • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Opinion.Local

We HATE outdoor rec places who charge and arm and leg for kayaks and it’s so full of leaks you can’t complete your time and THEY WON’T REFUND THE MONEY!B-tches better rethink this or they WILL FEEL OUR WRATH VERY SOON!Hey you, we’re everywhere now! An…



When the Blogmaster is away…..and getting bored with William Wars

By From http://fredvegaschronicles.blogspot.com/ • May 20th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Opinion.Local

…we can play…in our garden! We picked up some great things at Roxbury to keep us busy all this week and the long weekend. …..Shouts to “Molly” for helping us with our green thumb…….Also, Fred. Vegas can we PLEASE put something to rest. The U…